Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Oliver’s Chapel.

Survivors are two sons, the Rev. Wayne Brown of Staley, N.C,. and Chris Brown of Tampa, Fla.; one daughter, Gail Brown Purdie of Charlotte, N.C.; three sisters, Delsie M. Hilton and Annie Ruth Matthews of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Shelia Pearl Guin of Asheboro, N.C.; five grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.